Word Meaning 合併

がっぺい gappei

合併 is read as がっぺい (gappei) and means merger (of companies, towns, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. merger (of companies, towns, etc.)
  2. combination
  3. union
  4. amalgamation
  5. consolidation
  6. coalition
  7. fusion
  8. annexation

Reading

Kana

がっぺい

Romaji

gappei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 分離 Rank 2137 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

合併症

がっぺいしょう

complication

合併活動

がっぺいかつどう

merger activity

合併企業

がっぺいきぎょう

merged company

合併集合

がっぺいしゅうごう

union

合併比率

がっぺいひりつ

merger ratio

合併号

がっぺいごう

double issue (of a magazine, etc.)

合併会社

がっぺいかいしゃ

combined company

平成の大合併

へいせいのだいがっぺい

the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era

新設合併

しんせつがっぺい

consolidation

企業合併

きぎょうがっぺい

merger

町村合併

ちょうそんがっぺい

merger of towns and villages

吸収合併

きゅうしゅうがっぺい

merger

Example Sentences

9

ふたつのかいしゃがらいげつがっぺいする。

The two companies will merge next month.

The two companies plan to unite.

The company was absorbed into a big business.

The two clubs united to form one.

The news of the merger of the two companies broke yesterday.

The two classes were brought together into a larger class.

The firm has added 25 new associates to work on mergers and other deals.

Kyowa Bank and Saitama Bank merged into Asahi Bank ten years ago.

It seems that the discussion of business mergers and acquisitions is something that frequently happens behind closed doors.